Once Upon a Time…

Remember what it was like when you were a child and heard those magic words, Once upon a time…? It was like a switch flipped […]

Literary Novel The Bingo Palace

The Bingo Palace, by Louise Erdrich It’s all about luck. The luck of striving, of familial bonds, of natural and supernatural intervention. Thus literary novel THE […]

Currently / Presently

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: CURRENTLY / PRESENTLY The […]

Western Romance The Longest Ride

The Longest Ride, by Nicholas Sparks     Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson slumps in his car in a snowdrift, unable to move. A vision of his wife, […]

Comic Thriller Life Expectancy

Life Expectancy, by Dean Koontz     Prepare to be enchanted! These foreboding words evolve from ominous to joyous as young Colorado pastry chef Jimmy Tock […]

Copyright / Copywrite

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: COPYRIGHT / COPYWRITE The […]

Literary Novel The Mars Room

The Mars Room, by Rachel Kushner SPOILER ALERT     Twenty-nine-year-old Romy Hall, single mother and former stripper, is serving two life sentences in Stanville, California, […]

Continual / Continuous

Certain sets of words in the English language tend to confuse people. I have found the following to be among them: CONTINUAL / CONTINUOUS The […]